Table leg brace



March 21, 1933. G. J. coRPoRoN TABLE LEG BRACE Filed March 5,` 1931 Patented Mar. 2l, 1933 Ummsms 'enonen'r conroRoN, or HooKsETr, VNEW `rimersmal: 1

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The object of the invention is to provide a bracket construction whereby a foldable or pivotally mounted leg may be secured to a table top and .positively held in extended position with firmness; to provide a latch which forms an element of the bracket and, while carried by the leg, interlocks with the bracket when the leg is extended, so that there is no chance of the leg slipping or moving towards its folded position; and to provide a device of this character which is of simple form, consists of but few parts and is susceptible of cheap manufacture.

With this object in View, the invention consists in a construction and combination of parts of which a preferred embodiment is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is an elevational view illustrating a portion of a leg and a corner of a table top, showing the invention applied in operative position, the table leg being extended, but the folding position being indicated in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view on the plane indicated by the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing a modified form of the invention.

Figure 4 is a horizontal sectional view on the plane indicated by the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional View on the plane indicated by the line 5--5 of Figure 4.

The invention is carried into effect by providing a bracket made from a strip of metal and bent back on itself as indicated at 11 to provide a parallel walled seat for the upper end of the leg 12, the leg being positioned between said parallel walls and pivotally mounted in the seat by reason ofy a Vstud 14 which extends through the walls, through the leg and is peaned over on the outer surfaces of the former. The bracket is odset as indicated at 15 to dispose the leg seat 11 laterally to one side of the base plate 10a. Thus when the latter is secured to one of the side rails 16 constituting an element of the table top 17, the leg stands spaced away from that rail but adjacent the rail 18 to 1931. serial No. 520,371.` l which the seat portion 11v is securedby a fastener extending through an ear 19 struck from. the'outer `wall section of the seat 11. The leg is rounded at the upper end as indi- A cated at 20 to permit itstturning on the pivot *55 without interference from the back wall of the vseat but obviously it is limited toiright angular' position with respect to the seat by reasony fthen abuttingthe 'back wall of the latter. i A f l F50 ,A latch lever21 is pivotally connected to the leg by means of a stud 22, thispivotal connection beingy made `directly below the offset in the bracket. The free end of the lever. extends through a slot 23 formed in a right angularly turned flange'24, the flange being partof the base plate 10.- The lever adjacent'its free end is slotted as indicated `at 25 directly back of the head 26 constituting the .free end ofthe lever, so that in the extended position of the leg the lever may drop to engage thelower edge of the slot 23 with theslot25.` i

' `In order to make this interlock of the i lever and angularlylturned flange 24positive, *75 K aA spring 27 4is provided, this being in the form y of a flat spring bent back on itself to `provide Y two spring arms normally limpelled uaway fromv each other one ofuwhichbears on Jthe upper edge'of the lever and the other of which 80 bears against the upper end of the slot 23. This's'pring is carried on a stud 28 extending through the loop connecting the two spring arms and is secured in the base plate 10a.

l When the lever is interlocked with Vthe flange, the leg is in its extendedor right angular position. To fold it, it is only necessary to-raise the Alever against the pressure of one4 of the spring arms, after which the leg maybe folded down into parallelis'mwith the table top, the lever 'the while sliding` through the slot 23. The Vfriction ofthe moving parts is relied upon to maintain the folded positionvof the leg. l 1

l In the modified form illustrated inFigure's 3 to 5 the bracket 30 follows the general con4` structionof the bracket 10 with the exception that the' leg seat 81is not offset. .The flange 32, however,'is turned in the opposite direction kfrom that on the bracket 1() and enters @100 a slot in the rail 33 of the top, this rail being cut away as indicated at 34 to provide clearance space for the lever 35 which is pivotally mounted on the leg and functions in connec- ,54 tion with the bracket in the same way as in theconstruc'tion shown in Figures 1 and 2. The modified form hasl the pivot stud for the leg replaced with a screw 36 which extends rthrough the walls of the leg seat and into the side rail of the top, thus functioning not only as a pivot stud for the leg but as one Yof the attaching screws for the bracket. v o The invention having been described, what is claimed as new and useful is:

l. A `device for thepurpose indicated comprising a bracket for securement at the corners of the side rails of a table top and having .a parallel walled leg seat in which aleg is disposed for pivotal or swinging movement, land a lever pivotally connected with the leg v and having a sliding connection vwith the the legs, the bracket having an angularly rturned liange formed with a slot through which the lever extends and the latter having aslot engageable with the bottom ofthe slot in the flange when the leg is in extended position, and the spring being a flat strip of TGEORGE J. CORPORON.

bracket and interlocking with the latter in v theextended or right angular position of the legs, the bracket having an angularly turned flange formed with a slot through which the lever extends and the latter having a slot engagea-ble with the bottom vof the slot in the flange when the-leg is in extended position, that portion o f the bracket carrying said flange being offset from the leg seat to dispose the flange next adjacent the side rail of the table top and the pivotal connection'between f Y the leg and the lever being on that side of the leg next to the offset to dispose the lever '35 between the bracket and said side rail when the leg is folded. Y

' 2. Adevice for the purpose indicated comprising a bracket for securement at the corners of the side rails of a tab-le top and having 40 a parallel walled leg seat inV which a leg is disposed for pivotalor swinging movement,

'and a lever pivotally connected with the leg Yand having a sliding connection with the bracket and interlocking ,with the latter in the extended or right angular position of the legs, the bracket having an angularly turned 'flange formed with a slot through which the lever extends andthe latter having a slot engageable with the bottom of the slot in the flange when the leg is in extended position, and the spring being a flat strip of spring metal Ybent back on itself to provide spring arms normally impelled away from each 0th- Y er one of which bears upon the upper edge of Y 55 the lever and the other of which engages the. upper end of the slot in the flange. l o

` 3. A device for the purpose indicated comprising a bracket-for securement at the corners of the side rails of a table top and having a parallel walled leg seat in which a leg or is disposed for pivotal or swinging movement, and a lever pivotally connectedwith the leg and having a sliding connection with the bracket and interlocking with the latter 65 in the extended 0r right angular position of` 

